{"id":1175,"date":"2026-06-05T05:37:44","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T05:37:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=1175"},"modified":"2026-06-05T05:37:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T05:37:44","slug":"bessent-stumps-democratic-rep-judy-chu-with-middle-school-trivia-question","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=1175","title":{"rendered":"Bessent Stumps Democratic Rep. Judy Chu With Middle School Trivia Question"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_1 --> <\/p>\n<p><span>Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stumped Democratic California Rep. Judy Chu with a question about basic U.S. history.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=1173\">Actor James Handy Allegedly Stabbed To Death By Girlfriend\u2019s Son<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Bessent and Chu clashed during the House Ways and Means Committee hearing Thursday.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cRecently, President Trump proudly claimed that he doesn\u2019t think about Americans\u2019 financial situation when it comes to the war with Iran,\u201d said Chu. \u201cSo I want to ask you, Secretary Bessent, do you agree with President Trump, that you also do not care about Americans\u2019 financial situation?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cCongresswoman, who was the president during World War I?\u201d Bessent asked.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The room went silent. Bessent repeated his question after Chu protested.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_2 --> <\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI don\u2019t know, but, clearly you are not answering my question,\u201d Chu answered.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Bessent then kindly provided Chu with the correct answer to his question.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_3 --> <\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI will promise you that President Woodrow Wilson, who was president during World War I, that the Germans did not attack us \u2026 and I guarantee you, President Woodrow Wilson felt the same thing, congresswoman,\u201d Bessent said. <\/span><b>(RELATED: Five Moments Proving Scott Bessent Is The Sassiest Trump Official We Need In Washington)<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=1171\">Post Malone Fans Worried After Singer Contorts Body, Struggles To Get Off Stage Floor<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Bessent is formidable. It\u2019s almost unfair to set him against Chu, as it would be unfair to expect a hamster to hold its own against a tiger.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Chu was born and raised in Los Angeles. She is 72-years-old, meaning that when she was a child, there were many World War I veterans alive. And many non-combatants who surely remembered living during World War I. Regardless, Bessent was not quizzing Chu on some obscure factoid. <\/span><span>There is no reason Chu should be ignorant of basic U.S. history, except for lack of interest or lack of intelligence. Both are fairly unattractive in an elected representative.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=1169\">Graham Platner\u2019s Alleged Victims Came Forward. The New York Times Fed Them To The Wolves<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stumped Democratic California Rep. 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